Maspeth Ave & Kingsland Ave 2015 Pedestrian Improvements CB 1 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Maspeth Ave & Kingsland Ave 2015 Pedestrian Improvements CB 1 Transportation Committee Meeting, January 22, 2015 Pedestrian Projects Group Project Area Community District 1 COOPER High-density PARK HOUSES residential with
COOPER PARK HOUSES COOPER PARK CARRIG MONTESSORI
residential with some retail shops
pedestrian traffic from Cooper Park Houses, Cooper Park, Montessori school, community garden and community center
Kingsland Ave and Maspeth Ave; Graham Ave L station west of project area
GREENPOINT RENAISSANCE CENTER RED SHED GARDEN
3
study, 47% of vehicles were speeding
corridor
Existing speed humps
Example uncontrolled marked crossing with warning sign in the Bronx
parking buffer narrow travel lanes
Example parking buffer in Manhattan
EXISTING PROPOSED
Cooper Park Houses
vehicle conflicts
drivers’ awareness of presence of pedestrian crossing
through intersection
and visibility
11 11 1. Install uncontrolled marked crossings at Maspeth Ave and Kingsland Ave, and Maspeth Ave and Olive St near main entrance to Cooper Park 2. Add uncontrolled marked crossings across Kingsland Ave at Jackson St 3. Add 3 channelized No Standing Anytime zones on Maspeth Ave at top of T locations between Woodpoint Rd and Morgan Ave 4. Add high-visibility crosswalk at corner of Debevoise Ave and Jackson St 5. Install stop signs in both directions at corner of Debevoise Ave and Jackson St 6. Add parking buffer on north side of Jackson St 7. Remove No Parking Anytime zone on north west corner of Jackson St at Kingsland Ave 8. Add channelized median and parking buffer on Kingsland Ave between Jackson St and Frost St 9. Upgrade crosswalks and add peg-a-tracking at intersection of Frost St and Kingsland Ave 10. Expand channelized triangle at Woodpoint Rd and Kingsland Ave 11. Mark channelization and crosswalk at corner of Woodpoint Rd and Frost St